Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Grubbin
Temporal Forces · #18 · Common · 2024
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.03
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 18 / 218
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Common
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Basic
- Evolves to
- Charjabug
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Illustrator
- Kagemaru Himeno
- Pokédex #
- 736
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Search / Tutor
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 5 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Grubbin plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is search / tutoring. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥35 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Grubbin
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥35 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 4 copies on average · 6 decks
More by Kagemaru Himeno
This card was illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno.
Building around Grubbin?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"Its natural enemies, like Rookidee, may flee rather than risk getting caught in its large mandibles that can snap thick tree branches."
CFlock
Search your deck for up to 2 Grubbin and put them onto your Bench. Then, shuffle your deck.
CCVise Grip — 10
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Grubbin or Temporal Forces.
ArshSinghTCG x ITA Tournament
Aug 8, 2026
Redacted Chaos #10 (100 Codes)
Aug 8, 2026
2026 Content Creator Showcase
Aug 9, 2026
CHALLENGE OF DOOM! THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!
Aug 11, 2026
Oceania Open! | Season 3 - Week 7
Aug 14, 2026
Turtwig Den Revival Series World Championship
Aug 14, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Grubbin was legal.
Torneo Online PTCGL AC Gratuito #8
today
Top Deck Trainer Trials #7
today
Amyverse Webcam Wonders #22 💙 Cash Prize!
today
Full Bench Fridays PTCGL Cash Event $10
today
ASRcristiano # 180 - 60 codes prize pool!
today
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All Live BO3 #18
today
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
4
ran Grubbin
Tournaments scanned
302
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
Top decks running Grubbin
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/11| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $5.00 | $0.03 | $0.01 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.02 | $0.20 | $19.98 | $0.16 | $0.10 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/05/11| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.03 |
| 7-day average | €0.06 |
| 30-day average | €0.04 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.04 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.11 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.09 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.09 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Grubbin is real?
Grubbin is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Grubbin worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Grubbin is $0.03; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Grubbin from?
Grubbin is from the Pokémon set "Temporal Forces" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Grubbin?
Grubbin is a Common card in the Temporal Forces set.
Other Grubbin printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
